Wow, Chris Ellis (25) and Trey Neilson (26) both demoted from Memphis to Springfield getting love as legitimate prospects. Ellis has never been that good or had any command. Neilson took his ball and headed home on a temporary leave and never came back. My guess is that he leaves as a minor league free agent.

Ellis can re-invent himself next year as a reliever, going with just his fastball and slider. I don’t really know why they kept him as a starter most of the year anyway. It was pretty clear to me that he wasn’t going to make it after his Memphis stint.

I forgot about Arturo Reyes, but he actually pitched worse as a reliever this year. I don’t know that I’ve seen that before, especially from a guy that should be pretty good in relief.

56. Joshua Lopez (A catcher who is also a consistent hitter with a .773 OPS)
57. Nogowski (At Springfield in 61 games, he managed a .295 BA with 21 RBI’s and a .760 OPS. He is a pretty good contact guy that maybe the organization feels could become a big bat with development. He was chosen as AFL taxi player candidate, which says to me that the organization must see something there. He’s played outfield so far at AFL..so maybe they see some potential as an outfielder.)
58. Evan Kruczynski
59. In McKinney
60. Arthuro Reyes